Grounds and Garden Assistant

About the role

At a glance

Working pattern - this role is based at The Odney Club in Cookham

Hours - Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 4:00 pm

Working weekends on a rota basis (1 in 6 weekends)

Salary range - £ 11.55 per hour

Contract type - This is a permanent role. Full-time hours - 37.5 hours per week.

Full driving licence required

Interviews will take place in January 2025


This exciting permanent role is based at The Odney Club in Cookham, our beautiful John Lewis and Partners hotel, set in 130 acres by the River Thames in Cookham, Berkshire which offers both character and charm.

To work as part of the Grounds and Gardens team. Developing the estate's grounds, gardens, sports areas, lakes, play areas and woodland. Delivering high standards throughout the grounds and gardens. To enhance the reputation of the hotel, providing an excellent guest experience.

You will need to have proven competency in Horticulture. An understanding of the operation and maintenance of Grounds and Garden machinery.

Essential skills

Relevant experience of working within a Grounds and/or Gardens team

Good work ethic

Enthusiastic personality

Attention to detail

Full Driving Licence

Ability to use own initiative

Desirable skills
Certificate in Chainsaw use NPTC CS30 / CS31

Certificate in Safe use of Pesticides NPTC PA1, PA2, PA6

Experience in hard landscaping, grounds or greenkeeping

Benefits of the Partnership and the role

Excellent work life balance, including focus on well being and flexible working and our market leading equal parenthood leave Policy
• Full time working holiday entitlement of 22 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Defined Contribution pension scheme where your contributions will be matched by the Partnership (up to 8% of pay). After three years' service, you'll receive an additional Partnership contribution of 4% of pay, regardless of whether you pay in or not
• You'll get Partnership discount in store and online once you complete Earning Membership. That's 25% off in John Lewis & Partners (12% off electrical products) and 20% in Waitrose & Partners. You'll also be able to nominate someone you live with to share your discount
• Simple cycle to work support scheme
• We're really proud of our exclusive hotels based in some of Britain's most beautiful areas and once you've been with us for three months, you're welcome to explore them
• To learn more about our Benefits, please visit - ***/about/benefits/

Find out more about the extensive range of exciting benefits that you could enjoy when you join us on our website under About the Partnership; Benefits.

Next Steps
The application form consists of a CV upload followed by application questions. Please ensure you refresh the page each time you complete a task to ensure you complete everything that you need to in time. (If internal, check your Workday notifications and see further guidance on the PDW under "Internal application process").

Once you've submitted an application the next steps of the process, if successful, are likely to include a 1 stage face to face interview.

You'll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we'll be sure to discuss it with you.

Thanks for your patience in the meantime and for showing an interest in joining JLP.

Please be aware that due to the nature and activities of this role, all successful candidates will have a DBS check carried out on them through a 3rd party registered body. For more details on DBS checks and what these entail, please visit the Government website.

We occasionally close vacancies early in the event that we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore, we recommend that you apply early.

For internal Partners - Please view the job outline using your internal email address.

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About The Partnership

We're the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We're not just employees, we're Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there's never been a more exciting time to join us.

We're ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.

We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we're free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.

As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.

Important points to note:

It's important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting. If required, you'll find out more about vetting throughout the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays.

We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants.

We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.
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